| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Welfare Transition Trust Fund; |
| 3 | amending s. 250.175, F.S.; creating the Welfare Transition |
| 4 | Trust Fund within the Department of Military Affairs; |
| 5 | providing for the source and use of funds; providing for |
| 6 | future review and termination or re-creation of the trust |
| 7 | fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (5) is added to section 250.175, |
| 12 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 13 | 250.175 Trust funds; authorization; name; purpose.-- |
| 14 | (5) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created, to be |
| 15 | administered by the Department of Military Affairs. |
| 16 | (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist |
| 17 | of funds collected from the Temporary Assistance for Needy |
| 18 | Families Block Grant. |
| 19 | (b) Trust fund moneys shall be used exclusively for the |
| 20 | purpose of providing services to individuals eligible for |
| 21 | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to the |
| 22 | requirements and limitations of part A of Title IV of the Social |
| 23 | Security Act, as amended, or any other applicable federal |
| 24 | requirement or limitation. |
| 25 | (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 26 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end |
| 27 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of |
| 28 | the year and shall be available for carrying out the purpose of |
| 29 | the trust fund. |
| 30 | (d) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 31 | Constitution, the Welfare Transition Trust Fund shall, unless |
| 32 | terminated earlier, be terminated on July 1, 2009. Before its |
| 33 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 34 | provided in s. 215.3206 (1) and (2). |
| 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |